Does anyone have a recommendation as to which alternate six colour cartridgesmay be used, and with which paper to get good photo quality results (from Sylus Photo R200 Printer) at less cost than using Epson's own inks & paper?
I go to a place at the mall called Island Inkjet. They refill my whole thing for 30. Their ink is great and doesnt clog my print heads. They also reset my chips. If you print a lot go to http://printonadime.com/ and check out their CIS kit.
Using non Epson inks in an Epson printer causes to many problems plus significantly reduces your cost per page , archivability and quality. The costs of using eposn inks and papers on an R200 printer gives you a costs of 3 to 8 cents per page while using third party inks/papers range anywhere from 15 cents to $1.05 per page. Think about it. If you are using the printer for CD/DVD's and photo you do not want to go to a third party system unless you can find a Niagra system WITH epson inks. I get my cartridges from Epson for only $10.95 TOTAL osts with NEXT DAY delivery. Everyone has thier own opinion and I am not an epson employee. Just one whose been involved in printing for quite a long time. Do the research before you decide, Cost per Page, Ink used per page , garuanteed archive qualitu BEFORE ACCEPTABLE loss percentage, Ink receipe (dont use water base with alcohol / 6 micropiezo rated ink in 3 micro piezo rated heads, etc... -ZoWillie-
10.95 for an original epson cartridge my ass!! where sir?? and you speak of cost per page, hell no a dvd cover costs 8 cents per page. Again where do i get a 30ml black ink cartridge for either an r200/300 for 10.95????
I buy all my cartridges in quantity from Epson. com or online at other professional sites. If you do over 1000 prints a month email me, Ill give you some sites or you can check at allyoucanink.com ($8.95ea) or 123inks.com ($4.95ea) , I can go on. Ahh, such is the uniformed mind. When pricing price per page do not use comparative charts put out by companines. Every printer is different. Do your own test. ALL you have to do is chart every print by percentage of ink coverage (theres a really nice photoshop plugin that does this for you, plus every cartridge till you finish all of them and do the math, plus you take in accountability the life FULL not estimated life of a print in DIRECT sunlight which is standard for everyone in the world. Anyone really serious into photo printing who wants the most out of thier prints will do this. And I fully disagree , there is no way a CD cover will cost 8 cents unless of course your using fellowes (20 pack) or CD AfterBurner covers and the biggest chucnk comes from the cover itself or printing higher then 72 DPI and havent adjusted down your coverage percentage in the driver. Plus, a cd cover does not need to be set to print quality higher then 720 at hi speed on the 2200. I have used most every printer out there, except lexmark, I will never use that crap, and I have read every bit of information, all the charts, white pages, consumer reports tests, plus did all my own testing on every printer and aside from the ALPS 5000P dye sublimation printer there is no better printer for photos then an Epson. Unless its a c62 or comparable throw away printer your using. Up until 2 years ago, I bought all the 3rd party inks, 3rd party paper, deals at computer shows, etc... for some reason when I switched to all epson products on the Epson 2200, my buisness has gotten nothing but increases ever since and It looks like Im going to be putting on more employees in the near future too. But to each thier own, look at one or two websites and make your decision, or look at 50 websites, 25 white pages, TM manual , do your own testing and then decide. Its up to you. I already know what the buisness industry wants. Have a good day. -ZoWillie- PS, I would move fast on the Epson 2200 cartirdge for only $4.95 as soon a spossible, thier not going to last for long and its first come first serve while supplies last (click past the junk that pops up first to get to the real stuff) Good Luck
You are contradicting yourself. First you say that one should not use non epson ink, but then you refer to a site that sells generic ink, the same type of ink you said not to use. Get you facts right!!!
Like I said in my message, click past the junk. If you drop me an email I'll send you the web page direct. -ZoWillie-
Thanks for your detailed answer. If you could advise me on the url of the site you mention for supply of inks/paper I would be grateful.
Not a problem, check me out at my website zowillieproductions (dot) com, you'll find my email and some printing tips (I hughly rec. them, they will save you tons of ibk!) and I'll be happy to send the web pages direct for you as some of these companies like to force the generic on us and not making it to clear where the real ones are. Happy Printing!! -ZoWillie-
